Forward thinking with Karen Powell

Effective School Governance will ensure that your Governing Body or Trust Board is efficient and effective and secures evidence of school impact.

With over 20 years' experience in school improvement, specialising in governance support and development, leadership and safeguarding, we can offer a range of services designed to meet your needs.
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Online training

Train at a time that suits you. Our course platform is designed to work on desktop, tablet and mobile so you can train whenever and wherever you want.


Face-to-face training

Karen offers a range of 'live' courses using Zoom. These include New governor induction, Ofsted training, chair training, safeguarding training and Safer Recruitment. To see the courses currently open for bookings please login or create an account here.
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About Karen Powell

Passionate about governance, Karen feels it has always been a privilege to work with dedicated governors, assisting them in developing knowledge, skills and evidence.
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What our clients say...

Thank you very much for your time last Wednesday evening. I've had some really positive feedback from the other governors, and on a personal level I found your training very empowering. As a very new chair it provided me with lots of information and food for thought.

Lisa Martin, Chair of Governors, Holy Cross Plymouth
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